spiritual needs of cancer patients: a qualitative study
Abstract
Introduction: Diagnosis of cancer can cause huge spiritual crisis in a person and affect different aspects of life. At this stage, patients have certain spiritual needs.
Aim: This study was conducted to explain spiritual needs of cancer patients in Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study, 18 cancer patients, referred to the Cancer Institute of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran were selected using purposive sampling method, and their spiritual needs emerged out of conventional content analysis of interviews conducted with them.
Results: From 1850 initial codes, 4 themes (connection, peace, meaning and purpose, and transcendence) were identified that contained categories of social support, normal behavior, inner peace, seeking forgiveness, hope, acceptance of reality, seeking meaning, ending well, change of life meaning, strengthening spiritual belief, communication with God, and prayer.
Conclusions: Spiritual needs of cancer patients should be recognized, realized, and considered in care of patients by the medical team. An all-out support of health system policy makers to meet patients′ spiritual needs is particularly important.
Keywords
Cancer
Iran
Greece
oncology
radiotherapy
development
india
socio-economic factors
cancer patients
social
qualitative research
palliative care
spirituality
spinal cord injury
end-of-life
head and neck cancer
sexuality
nurses
communication skills
breaking bad news
bone metastasis
old age
economic
capitals
bereavement care
physical symptoms
spiritual needsmedicine (general)
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